![]() ![]() He was the beloved boy next door until he moved away to Louisville just before sixth grade, leaving her friendless for the duration. One of the few people from Faulkner who retains her affection is Teddy Caudill. Mel’s mother is recently dead by then, killed by a fellow inmate in prison, but Sharon’s mom and older siblings seem nice enough up close, even if Sharon can’t quite thaw her heart to them. Toward their families, both of them feel mostly bitterness and blame, with a stiff dose of shame about the dysfunction and lack of cash. As the friends casually eye old family photos and surreptitiously snap the odd picture on a smartphone, they don’t mention that Sharon’s childhood figures heavily in the movie they’re working on. “And what did your mom think about that?” Sharon’s mother asks Mel when she and Sharon arrive on a visit to tiny Faulkner, Ky., that to them is really more reconnaissance mission for a new project than longed-for reunion. ![]()
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